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Industry Group Angry, Hires Its Own Engineers to Come Up With Flood Protection Plan

By 250 News

Thursday, January 10, 2008 09:18 AM

   Prince George, B.C. -  As the  City of Prince George  continues to haul gravel to  River Road to build an earth berm, the Nechako River Industry Group is hiring its own engineers to  come up with a  flood protection plan.

Group Co-Chair, John Brink,  says  "For my business , I am  not so threatened by the softwood lumber, softwood lumber taxes, the mountain pine beetle, the downturn in the U,S housing industry, the Nechako River, as  I am by the City of Prince George."

Brink says  the businesses are being crippled "If I look at  what has happened here, how our economic driver, in the Region the forest industry,  and the quarter billion dollars of investment along River  Road,  are unable to  in my mind to function because of the decisions being made by the City."

The gruop has hired Mcelhanney and Associates  to deliver a new flood protection plan which is epected to be dilvered late this afternoon.

"We cannot  allow the City  to  build a berm  down  the centre of River Road, which will make it impossible for us to operate most times of the year" says Brink, "We as  a group and our engineers believe it is quite possible to build the gabion dikes, and  existing  dikes  up sufficiently  as to protect us from the 200  flood plain without  creating  the mess we are in now."

"Following our appearance at City Council at Monday and a subsequent meeting on Tuesday it became apparent that our greatest threat in  trying to  resolve this problem is the City of Prince George."


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Comments

Comment Posted by: Bridge on January 10 2008 9:51 AM
Way to go Mr Brink. Someone has to show those clowns at City Hall where the bear s..t in the buckwheat.

Lete hope that the voters will remember the actor in this scnario come November.

Cheers
Comment Posted by: realitysetsin on January 10 2008 10:13 AM
Gotta feel for the guy. Seems to run a decent show and everything working against him, high dollar, low product demand, duties, mountain pine beetle... Floods...

Comment Posted by: northman on January 10 2008 10:16 AM
The difference between Brink and these other clowns is that he puts his visions into reality. Entrepreneurs will always find a way to get things done rather then those jackass desk jockeys in council.
Comment Posted by: seamutt on January 10 2008 11:55 AM
Come on don't be to hard on city council, it takes a lot of energy to scam a way to build a performing arts theatre for millions. This little emergency and crumbling infrastructure keep getting in the way.
Comment Posted by: diplomat on January 10 2008 1:44 PM
"For my business , I am not so threatened by the softwood lumber, softwood lumber taxes, the mountain pine beetle, the downturn in the U.S. housing industry, the Nechako River, as I am by the City of Prince George."

Strong words by a person who I believe is level headed and usually very diplomatic and calm.

Time for some real soul searching at the Ivory Towers.

Wake-Up time.

Comment Posted by: realitysetsin on January 10 2008 2:52 PM
What about he provincial government? Where are they?
Comment Posted by: Harbinger on January 10 2008 5:40 PM
Maybe Brink and Winton Global can look at property out west of town on highway 16. Beaverley don't flood. Go west, please. All those car lots and stuff can't be wrong.